(Juneau, AK) – Monday Alaska Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer, with the Alaska Division of Elections, released the schedule for conducting absentee ballot counts on Tuesday, November 10th. Updated counts will be released twice daily: at 5:00pm AKST and again at close of business. “It is the mission of my office and the Division of Elections […]
Cases by Week Reported and Age Group Alaska cases 17,597 COVID-19 cases total in AK residents, with 475 cumulative hospitalizations and 84 deaths. Cases are rising swiftly in most areas of the state and are currently projected to double every 22 days. COVID-19 vaccine in AK You can help distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is announcing issuance of the Lost Wages Assistance benefit beginning Nov. 6, 2020. Over the past six months, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development has implemented eight distinct federal and state program changes helping Alaskans with additional financial resources and extended periods of […]
“The absolute last thing our planet needs right now is another human-created crisis like escaped genetically engineered fish running amok.” Food safety campaigners on Thursday welcomed a federal court’s finding that the Food and Drug Administration violated U.S. law in its approval of genetically engineered salmon. “This decision underscores what scientists have been telling […]